Artsun Akopyan - SPEAK! American English Conversation. 6,000+ Vocabulary Words and Phrases in Dialogues

horse, mount, officer, race, racing, rider, riding

Phrases

ride a horse

riding school

take part in

horse racing

police officer

mounted police officer

drive a car

mean(s) of transportation

Why did you signal me?

My vanis stuck. Will you help me dragit out of the ditch?

Of course I will. Is the van’s frame damaged?

Unlikely. This is a modified modelof the vehicle. It has a firmframe.

Is there any loadin the body?

Yes, it should be fastenedwith additional ropes.

Are you in a hurry?

I have to returnto the parkinglot over there in fiftyminutes.

Words

additional, body, damage, ditch, drag, fasten, fifty, firm, frame, hurry, load, model, modify, parking, return, rope, signal, unlikely, van

Phrases

drag out of

van’s frame

modified model

firm frame

load in the body

fastened with

in a hurry

parking lot

in fifty minutes

I’m runningout of gas. What should I do?

Drive to the nearest gas station. Refuelthe car.

How can I find a gas station?

Look for the relevantroad sign.

What if there are no road signs nearby?

Use a navigatoron your mobilephone.

What if there’s no internetconnection?

Ask a passerbyfor directions!

Words

gas, internet, mobile, navigator, passerby, refuel, relevant, running ( base form: run)

Phrases

running out of

gas station

use a navigator

mobile phone

internet connection

ask for directions

I have an electriccar. How do I charge it?

Connect it to a charging post.

Are there such postsin this road section?

Yes, but only one fifthof them works. The rest are not yet powered.

The handleof my charging cable is broken. Do you have a sparecable?

Yes, but it doesn’t support rapid batterycharging. It will have to be connected for a few hours!

That won’t work. How do I do it faster?

You need to go to a charging station.

Words

battery, broken ( base form: break), charge, charging, electric, faster ( base form: fast), fifth, handle, post, power, rapid, section, spare, such, support

Phrases

electric car

connect to

road section

one fifth of

spare cable

battery charging

for a few hours

won’t work = will not work

charging station

Have you ever sailedon a ship?

No, only in a small boat down the river. You?

I cruisedthe Pacific Ocean.

Wow! Who did you go with?

My husband. We had a double-berth cabin.

Was it a bigship?

Yes, it was huge. Would you like to travel like that?

No, there will alwaysbe wavesin the ocean. I sufferfrom seasickness!

Words

always, big, cabin, cruise, double-berth, huge, ocean, pacific, sail, seasickness, ship, suffer, wave

Phrases

Have you ever…

sail on a ship

sail in a boat

down the river

double-berth cabin

suffer from

What fuelis used in aircraft engines?

Liquidfuel called kerosene.

Can it be used as an energy sourceat home?

In the past, it was widelyused in lampsand for cooking.

What fuel do ships run on?

Modernships use fuel oil. A centuryago, ships were powered by coal.

What powers trains?

It used to be woodand coal. Today, it is liquid or gas fuel and electricity.

Words

aircraft, century, coal, cooking, electricity, energy, engine, fuel, kerosene, lamp, liquid, modern, oil, source, widely, wood

Phrases

aircraft engine

liquid fuel

energy source

widely used in

run on

fuel oil

a century ago

powered by

What is the underground railroadcalled in London?

The Tube. Some linesare round pipesthere.

Is the London Underground crowded?

In rushhours, it is overcrowded.

Are there lotsof passengersin the New York subway, too?

Yes. It’s noisyand unsafe. Standingon the edgeof the platformis risky. You might fall ontothe tracks!

Are there no barriers?

None. The authoritiesshould install screendoors on all platforms!

Words

authority, barrier, crowded, edge, install, line, lots, noisy, none, onto, overcrowd, overcrowded, passenger, pipe, platform, railroad, risky, round, rush, screen, standing, tube, underground, unsafe

Phrases

underground railroad

the Tube

round pipe

rush hour

lots of

on the edge of

fall onto

no barrier

install screen doors

Is a tankerintendedto carryarmy tanks?

No, the ship is a tank itself. It carries various cargoes, mainly liquids or gases.

Where do the sea routesof tankers lie?

Everywhere, in all oceans. The routes are not fixed.

Where are the ships loaded and unloaded?

At portsof export and import.